Jesus comes to us in many ways and at unsuspecting moments. The conversation on the Emmaus road led to closer fellowship as the travelers responded to Jesus' words and invited Him into their home. It is as we spend time actively seeking fellowship with Jesus, that we really learn to know Him and become a partaker of His life and ministry. Only when we have met Him on this intimate level can we effectively tell others about Him.
OFTEN He comes to us in unexpected ways. Sickness, if rightly accepted, often reveals Him to us. In the quietness of a feverish night, we sense His nearness and are reminded of His constant care! He gives us assurance that nothing can touch us apart from His loving permission.
Dengue fever was an unwelcome interruption of my routine in Mali, Africa. My feverish, aching head could not concentrate on praying. I heard the sound of singing coming from the church as the Christians met for their weekly prayer meeting. Their promise to pray for me had comforted me. The aching seemed to worsen and then, in response to their prayers, the fever broke.
ALTHOUGH separated by walls and yards, I had experienced the healing hand of Jesus as I fellowshiped in the Spirit with my African family. In a few days I was able to witness publicly about what Jesus had done. Those days of sickness were not pleasant, but they were precious because of His nearness.
We need to look for Him in all our experiences. Recognizing His presence will make those experiences all that He intends them to be.
"You did not recogize the time of God's coming to you" (LUKE 19:44).
LINDA MCKELVEY
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